Concrete and Masonry - Page 37 of 47

In Morgantown, W. Va., the power company requires 4 in. to 6 in. of sand under a buried power-supply cable, and another 4 in. to 6 in. on top of…

Careful preparation of the soils and proper positioning of joints and reinforcement are keys to a driveway that lasts a lifetime.

A lot of people think I'm kidding when I sing the praises of shingling a house from the ridge down, but I'm not. Quite to the contrary, shingling a roof from…

Q: I want to replace the galvanized flue on my furnace with a brick chimney. The flue now sits over the garage floor. It is about 27 ft. high and is…

We had to pour a concrete step at the front of a house, and the transit-mix truck couldn't get anywhere near the site. So we used a method for mixing…

Choose the appropriate drill and bit for the job, then respect their limitations.

Q: I am constructing a pole house using natural, peeled logs for poles. These poles taper with the shape of the trees they came from, and I need to know the…

Q: I need to repair the tops of the two chimneys on my house. The main flue of one chimney is no longer used because we have replaced our furnace with…

Q: I own a brick house built in 1927 in Colorado. Our hot summers and cold winters have caused the mortar to break down and a lot of bricks to loosen…

New products from the latest technologies offer more effective alternatives to slopping sticky tar onto new foundations.